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‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻷول‬

‫ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج َﻳ ْﻌ ُﺜ ُﺮ َﻋ َﲆ َﺧﺎ ِد ٍم َﺟ ِﺪﻳ ٍﺪ‬

‫َﻛﺎ َن اﻟ ﱠﺴﻴﱢ ُﺪ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج ﻳَ ِﻌﻴ ُﺶ ِﰲ ‪َ ٧‬ﺷﺎ ِرع ﺳﺎﻓﻴﻞ رو‪ِ ،‬ﺑ َﻠﻨْ َﺪ َن ِﰲ إِﻧْ ِﺠ ْﻠ ِ َﱰا‪َ .‬و ُﻣﻨْﺬُ أَ َﻣ ٍﺪ ﺑَ ِﻌﻴ ٍﺪ‪،‬‬
‫َﻛﺎ َن َﺷﺎ ِﻋ ٌﺮ َﻣ ْﺸ ُﻬﻮ ٌر ﻳَ ْﻘ ُﻄ ُﻦ ِﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟ َﻤﻨْ ِﺰ ِل‪َ ،‬و َﻗﺎ َل ا ْﻟﺒَ ْﻌ ُﺾ إِ ﱠن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻳُ ْﺸ ِﺒ ُﻪ اﻟ ﱠﺸﺎ ِﻋ َﺮ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜ ْﻦ َﻟ ْﻢ‬
‫ﺗَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﺗَ ْﺠ َﻤ ُﻌ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ ِﺻ َﻠ ُﺔ َﻗ َﺮاﺑَ ٍﺔ‪َ .‬و َﻛﺎ َن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس َر ُﺟ ًﻼ َﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ َﻣ ِﺔ أَ ْﺳ َﻮ َد اﻟ ﱠﺸ ْﻌ ِﺮ ﺗَ ْﺮﺗَ ِﺴ ُﻢ ا ْﻟ ِﺠ ﱢﺪﻳﱠ ُﺔ‬
‫َﻋ َﲆ َﻣ َﻼ ِﻣ ِﺤ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬و َﻗ ْﺪ ﺑَ َﻠ َﻎ ا ْﻷَ ْرﺑَ ِﻌي َن ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻌ ْﻤ ِﺮ ِﰲ آ ِﺧ ِﺮ ِﻋﻴ ِﺪ ِﻣﻴ َﻼ ٍد َﻟ ُﻪ‪َ ،‬وﺑَ َﺪأَ اﻟ ﱠﺸﻴْ ُﺐ ﻳَ ُﺨ ﱡﻂ َﺷ ْﻌ َﺮ‬
‫َرأْ ِﺳ ِﻪ َو ِﻟ ْﺤﻴَﺘِ ِﻪ‪َ .‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ أَ َﺣ ٌﺪ ﻳَ ْﻌ ِﺮ ُف َﻋ ْﻦ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج أَ ﱠي َ ْﳾءٍ ِﺳ َﻮى َﻣ َﻼ ِﻣ ِﺤ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬وأَﻧﱠ ُﻪ َﻛﺎ َن‬

‫ﺛَ ِﺮﻳٍّﺎ‪.‬‬
‫َﻋﺎ َش ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس َو ْﺣ َﺪ ُه ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻤﻨْ ِﺰ ِل ا ْﻟ َﻤ ْﻮ ُﺟﻮ ِد ِﰲ َﺷﺎ ِر ِع ﺳﺎﻓﻴﻞ رو َو َﻣ َﻌ ُﻪ َﺧﺎ ِد ُﻣ ُﻪ‪َ .‬وإِ َذا َﻟ ْﻢ‬
‫ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس َﻣ ْﻮ ُﺟﻮ ًدا ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻤﻨْ ِﺰ ِل‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﺈﻧﱠ ُﻪ َﻋﺎ َد ًة َﻣﺎ ﻳَ ُﻜﻮ ُن َﻣ ْﻮ ُﺟﻮ ًدا ِﰲ ﻧَﺎ ِدي »رﻳﻔﻮرم ﻛﻠﻮب«؛ إِ ْذ‬
‫َﻛﺎ َن َذ ِﻟ َﻚ ُﻫ َﻮ ا ْﻟ َﻤ َﻜﺎ َن ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي ا ْﻋﺘَﺎ َد أَ ْن ﻳَﺘَﻨَﺎ َو َل ِﻓﻴ ِﻪ ُﻣ ْﻌ َﻈ َﻢ َو َﺟﺒَﺎ ِﺗ ِﻪ‪َ .‬و َﻣ َﻊ ﺗَ َﻐﻴﱡ ِﺐ َﺳﻴﱢ ِﺪ ا ْﻟ َﻤﻨْ ِﺰ ِل‬
‫ِﻟ َﻮ ْﻗ ٍﺖ َﻃ ِﻮﻳ ٍﻞ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨﱠ َﻬﺎ ِر‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﻟ َﺪى ا ْﻟ َﺨﺎ ِد ِم َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻤ ٌﺔ َﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ٌﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻤ َﻬﺎ ﱢم ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِﻣﻴﱠ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻏ ْي َر أَ ﱠن‬

‫َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻤ َﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻤ َﻬﺎ ﱢم ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺼيرَ َة َﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ َﺷ ِﺪﻳ َﺪ َة ا ْﻷَ َﻫ ﱢﻤﻴﱠ ِﺔ‪.‬‬
‫َﻛﺎ َن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج َﺷ ِﺪﻳ َﺪ ا ِﻻ ْﻋ ِﺘﻨَﺎءِ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻜﻴْ ِﻔﻴﱠ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟ ِﺘﻲ ﻳُ ِﺮﻳ ُﺪ ِﺑ َﻬﺎ ﺗَﻨْ ِﻔﻴ َﺬ ا ْﻷُ ُﻣﻮ ِر؛ إِذْ َﻻ ﺑُ ﱠﺪ أَ ْن‬
‫ﻳَ ُﻜﻮ َن ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻋ َﲆ ﻧَ ْﺤ ٍﻮ َﺷ ِﺪﻳ ِﺪ اﻟ ﱢﺪ ﱠﻗ ِﺔ‪ِ .‬ﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻮا ِﻗ ِﻊ‪ِ ،‬ﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ اﻟ ﱠﺼﺒَﺎ ِح َﻃ َﺮ َد ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس َﺧﺎ ِد َﻣ ُﻪ ﺟﻴﻤﺲ‬

‫ﻓﻮرﺳﱰ؛ ِﻷَﻧﱠ ُﻪ أَ ْﺣ َ َﴬ َﻟ ُﻪ َﻣﺎ َء ِﺣ َﻼ َﻗ ٍﺔ أَﺑْ َﺮ َد َد َر َﺟﺘَ ْي ِن َﻋ ﱠﻤﺎ ﻳُﻔﱰَ ُض!‬
‫َﻛﺎ َن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس َﺟﺎ ِﻟ ًﺴﺎ َﻋ َﲆ أَ ِرﻳ َﻜ ٍﺔ ِﰲ ُﻏ ْﺮ َﻓ ِﺔ َﻣ ِﻌﻴ َﺸ ِﺘ ِﻪ‪ُ ،‬ﻣﻨْﺘَ ِﻈ ًﺮا ُو ُﺻﻮ َل َﺧﺎ ِد ِﻣ ِﻪ ا ْﻟ َﺠ ِﺪﻳ ِﺪ‪َ .‬و ِﰲ‬
‫أَ َﺣ ِﺪ أَ ْر َﻛﺎ ِن ا ْﻟ ُﻐ ْﺮ َﻓ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َﺳﺎ َﻋ ُﺔ َﺣﺎ ِﺋ ٍﻂ َﻏ ِﺮﻳﺒَ ٌﺔ‪ ،‬ﻳَ ْﻈ َﻬ ُﺮ ِﺑ َﻬﺎ اﻟ ﱠﺴﺎ َﻋﺎ ُت َواﻟ ﱠﺪ َﻗﺎ ِﺋ ُﻖ َواﻟﺜﱠ َﻮا ِﻧﻲ‬
‫َوا ْﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ُم َوا ْﻷَ ْﺷ ُﻬ ُﺮ َواﻟ ﱠﺴﻨَ َﻮا ُت‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎ َن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻳَ ْﻀ ِﺒ ُﻂ َﺣﻴَﺎﺗَ ُﻪ َﻋ َﲆ َﻋ َﻘﺎ ِر ِب ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ اﻟ ﱠﺴﺎ َﻋ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎ َن‬

‫ﺗَ َﺤ ﱡﺮ ُك َﻋ َﻘﺎ ِر ِب اﻟ ﱠﺴﺎ َﻋ ِﺔ َﺟ ِﻤﻴ ِﻌ َﻬﺎ ِﰲ َو ْﻗ ٍﺖ َوا ِﺣ ٍﺪ َﻣ ْﺸ َﻬ ًﺪا َرا ِﺋ ًﻌﺎ‪.‬‬